Rosemary Collins
Features Editor
Rosemary Collins is the Features Editor for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.
Recent articles by Rosemary Collins
RootsTech: What is it, and when is it taking place in 2026?
Everything you need to know about RootsTech, the world’s largest online and in person family history conference
Get 50% off AncestryDNA tests with this week's special offers roundup
Don't miss the best special offers of the year on DNA tests
The best genealogy courses available now
Discover how to learn family history skills with our pick of the best online and correspondence genealogy courses
What is a lunatic asylum?
We look at the history of lunatic asylums, and how to trace records of your ancestors who were held in them
Tribunal upholds ‘catastrophic’ Ancestry request to access Scottish family history records
The General Regulatory Chamber has upheld efforts by Ancestry to access National Records of Scotland family history records
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways: What is it, and when is it on TV?
Michael Portillo's new BBC documentary marks the 200th anniversary of the British railways
What is Heritage Open Days?
Find out how you can get exclusive access to hundreds of historic buildings for free in Heritage Open Days
Rob and Rylan's Passage to India: What is it, and when is it on TV?
Rob Rinder and Rylan return with new travel TV show Rob and Rylan's Passage to India
Visit National Trust sites for free this September
Many of Britain's historic houses and castles are free to visit in September
King & Conqueror: The true story of William the Conqueror's family
Discover the true story behind the BBC's drama King & Conqueror, and William the Conqueror's family tree
How to research Italian ancestry
Do you have Italian ancestry? Discover how you can trace Italian ancestors in their home country with online family history records
Don't make this mistake when researching your family tree
How to avoid 'tree theft' while researching your family history
Long Lost Family: The Mother and Baby Home Scandal: What is it, and when is it on TV?
Everything you need to know about ITV's new Long Lost Family special, Long Lost Family: The Mother and Baby Home Scandal
Most common Gypsy first names, from Athalia to Valentine
If you have these first names in your family tree, you might have Gypsy ancestry
Newly-discovered will reveals family row over William Shakespeare’s house
The 1642 will of Thomas Nash, husband of William Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth Hall, has been found at The National Archives
Charity starts crowdfunder for free probate records website
Free UK Genealogy has announced a crowdfunder to raise money for a family history website offering free transcriptions of probate records
Ancestry adds over eight million Suffolk parish records
A major new collection of Suffolk parish records has gone online at family history website Ancestry
BBC announces full programme of VJ Day anniversary coverage
Discover where to watch the BBC's coverage of the 80th anniversary of VJ Day
Don’t miss free access to The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
The comprehensive dictionary of British and Irish surnames, which normally costs £440, is free to access on Kindle
The amazing story of the 'unkillable soldier' who fought in three wars across 48 years and lost a hand and an eye
Julian Humphrys tells the extraordinary story of Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, the man they called the ‘Unkillable Soldier’
Ancestry to add 5.8 million Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire records
Family history website Ancestry will add a major new collection of 5.8 million historic Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire parish records
‘Millions of pounds’ lost to probate fraud, warns genealogist after list of unclaimed estates taken down
The UK government has taken down Bona Vacantia, the list of unclaimed estates in England and Wales, after a BBC report into probate fraud
The Great Plague with Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman: What is it, and when is it on TV?
What is The Great Plague with Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman, and when is it on TV?
New MI6 head's family history makes her more qualified for role, says Foreign Office after Nazi grandfather revelation
The Foreign Office has defended Blaise Metreweli after the Daily Mail reported that her grandfather was a Nazi spy in Ukraine